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World
The world 10km record set by Yalemzerf Yehualaw in Castellon in February and the world 50km record set by Stephen Mokoka in March has...
World
Qualification system for athletics competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to be held between 2-11 August 2024 published.
Senegal
The fourth meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission Dakar 2026 , held virtually on 13 October, focused on the latest activities of the Youth...
RSA
South African women’s 10km Challenge road race champion [link id=”333″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Mapaseka Makhanya”] says she is motivated to raise the bar further in next...
North Africa
More athletes are set to take part in the second edition of the Le Marathon International des Oliviers de Sfax on December 15, 2013...
World
The 200-day countdown has begun to the inaugural IAAF World Relays, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on the weekend of May 24-25,...
Nigeria
Five African countries will compete for the US $65,000 at stake at the 5th African Mountain Running Championships which will hold alongside the Obudu...
East Africa
Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo won the men’s and women’s titles at the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on its return after...
RSA
London 2012 Olympic silver medallist, [link id=”201″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Caster Semenya”] of South Africa, has her sights set on the world record and Commonwealth Games...
East Africa
Kenyans [link id=”210″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Vincent Kipruto” target=”_blank”] and [link id=”211″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Caroline Kilel ” target=”_blank”]triumphed in the 32nd BMW Frankfurt Marathon, where stormy and wet...
Mauritius
The Association of African National Olympic Committees (ANOCA) has appointed the President of Mauritius Olympic Committee (COM), Philippe Hao Thyn Voon as head of the...
Nigeria
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will open a conditioning camp for athletes based in Nigeria on Sunday in a bid to ensure that...
East Africa
Kenyan police pledged today to boost security for the 11th Standard Chartered Nairobi marathon on Sunday, being staged just over a month since Al-Qaeda...
East Africa
A quartet stacked with talent comprising Stephen Kiprotich and Wilson Kipsang on the men’s side and Edna Kiplagat and Priscah Jeptoo for the women...
East Africa
Gelete Burka of [link id=”82″ tax=”category” text=”Ethiopia” target=”_blank”] and Gilbert Kirwa from [link id=”81″ tax=”category” text=”Kenya”] will both wear the no 7 bibs for men...
East Africa
Ethiopian favourite Yemane Tsegay Adhane won a thrilling battle at the conclusion of the 2013 De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven, crossing the line in...
East Africa
Two years ago Berlin and Frankfurt produced two fascinating marathon races within an interval of just over a month. First [link id=”301″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Patrick...
East Africa
After spending two years being known as the man who came agonisingly close to matching the marathon world record, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya broke...
Europe
The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) Best Marathon Runner of the Year award will be presented to a male and female athlete...
East Africa
Defending champion Meselech Melkamu will return to the scene of her triumph last year when she runs the 32nd edition of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon,...
Namibia
Five of Namibia’s top athletes left for Jamaica last week as part of a long term training programme with the aim of improving Namibia’s...
East Africa
Ethiopia’s distance running star Kenenisa Bekele bossed the field to win the men’s race at the [link id=”221″ tax=”post_tag” text=”2013 Bupa Great North Run”]...
Nigeria
Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday hosted [link id=”158″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Blessing Okagbare,”] Nigeria’s double silver medallist at last month’s IAAF [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”World...